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Strange Pages from Family Papers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠏⠑⠇⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠝⠑⠺⠎⠞⠑⠁⠙⠀⠠⠁⠃⠃⠑⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠋⠕⠕⠞⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠀⠼⠋⠀⠠⠎⠥⠎⠎⠑⠭⠀⠠⠁⠗⠉⠓⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠭⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠼⠁⠋⠃⠤⠉⠲⠀⠀⠼⠛⠀⠠⠎⠑⠑⠀
⠠⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠟⠥⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠼⠙⠞⠓⠀⠠⠎⠲⠂⠀⠠⠠⠭⠊⠲⠀
⠼⠋⠙⠲⠀⠀⠼⠓⠀⠠⠞⠕⠇⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠍⠕⠝⠉⠥⠗⠑⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠺⠁⠽⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠠⠓⠁⠗⠏⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠠⠍⠁⠛⠁⠵⠊⠝⠑⠲⠀⠀⠼⠊⠀⠠⠞⠁⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠇⠑⠛⠑⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀⠠⠇⠁⠅⠑⠎⠂⠀⠼⠊⠋⠤⠛⠲⠀
⠼⠁⠚⠀⠠⠓⠁⠗⠇⠁⠝⠙⠄⠎⠀⠠⠇⠁⠝⠉⠁⠎⠓⠊⠗⠑⠀⠠⠇⠑⠛⠑⠝⠙⠎⠂⠀
⠼⠁⠓⠓⠃⠂⠀⠼⠋⠑⠤⠛⠚⠲⠀⠀⠼⠁⠁⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠞⠊⠎⠓⠀⠠⠛⠕⠃⠇⠊⠝⠎⠂⠀
⠼⠁⠓⠓⠚⠂⠀⠏⠲⠀⠼⠁⠙⠋⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠓⠁⠏⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠑⠉⠉⠑⠝⠞⠗⠊⠉⠀⠠⠠⠧⠕⠺⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏⠎⠀⠁⠀⠧⠕⠺⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠎
⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠙⠕⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠄⠃⠇⠊⠛⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠕⠀⠃⠗⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠽⠊⠑⠇⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠃⠕⠺⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀
⠃⠇⠁⠙⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅⠂
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠝⠙⠀⠟⠥⠊⠞⠑⠀⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠎⠞⠀
⠕⠁⠞⠓⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠥⠛⠓⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀
⠞⠓⠕⠄⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠃⠕⠺⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠤⠏⠗⠕⠕⠋⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠥⠞⠇⠑⠗⠄⠠⠎⠀⠠⠓⠥⠙⠊⠃⠗⠁⠎⠂⠀⠠⠑⠏⠲⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠠⠇⠁⠙⠽⠂⠀⠼⠛⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠋⠊⠋⠞⠽⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠁⠛⠕⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠁⠊⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠙⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠓⠁⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠗⠕⠺⠝⠀
⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠑⠥⠗⠀⠠⠊⠎⠁⠃⠑⠇⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎
⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠒⠤⠤⠠⠁⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀

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